California

Food and Agricultural Code - FAC

9,659 sections, each with the official text and a plain-English explanation of what it means for you.

• § 62832 — Every person that purchases English walnuts or almonds for purposes of processing or resale from any person, except a licensed dealer, broker, commission merchant, agricultural cooperative, or wholesa
• § 62833 — The record and statement required to be made by this article shall be kept for one year from the date of purchase or delivery, whichever is later, and shall be made available for inspection upon reque
• § 62834 — Any violation of this article is a misdemeanor.
• § 6284 — The notice shall be published once a week for two successive weeks prior to the date set for the hearing.
• § 6285 — If, at the hearing, a majority of the membership of the board of supervisors find that the dissolution of the district will benefit the winegrape industry of the county, it shall, by resolution, disso
• § 6286 — The board of supervisors shall cause a certified copy of the resolution to be recorded in the office of the county recorder and shall file a certified copy of the same with the Secretary of State.
• § 6287 — Upon dissolution, the right, title, and interest to property owned or controlled by the district that is situated within the corporate limits of any city shall vest absolutely in the city.
• § 6288 — The board of supervisors is ex officio the governing body of the dissolved district.
• § 6289 — All claims and accounts against the district that have not been settled by the board within 90 days after the resolution is recorded pursuant to Section 6286 shall be presented to the board of supervi
• § 6290 — If there are insufficient funds to discharge all claims and accounts brought pursuant to Section 6289, the board of supervisors shall, at the time of levying the next general county taxes, levy a spec
• § 6292 — The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) California is the leading producer of wine in the United States, accounting for 91 percent of total United States wine production and 72 pe
• § 6292.1 — This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Napa County Winegrape Pest and Disease Control District Law.
• § 6292.2 — It is the purpose of this chapter to make available a procedure for the organization, operation, government, and dissolution of districts to assist in the funding of the inspection, detection, and edu
• § 6292.3 — Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this section govern the construction of this chapter.
• § 6293 — Proceedings for the formation of a district within Napa County shall be commenced by a petition that is either of the following: (a) Signed by 50 percent or more of the owners of 65 percent or more of
• § 6293.1 — The petition may be filed in sections, each of which shall comply with all the requirements for a petition, except that a section need not contain the total number of signatures required for the petit
• § 6293.10 — At the hearing, any owner of winegrape growing acreage in the proposed district may present to the board of supervisors a request for the exclusion of that land or any part of that land from the propo
• § 6293.11 — If the board of supervisors determines that the petition does not comply with the requirements of law, the matter may be dismissed without prejudice to present a new petition covering the same matter.
• § 6293.12 — (a) If the board of supervisors determines that the project is feasible and in the interest of the winegrape growers of the county, the board of supervisors shall, by order entered in its minutes, dec
• § 6293.13 — (a) In determining the boundaries of the district, the board of supervisors shall exclude from the district any winegrape growing acreage that it finds will not be benefited by the proposed project, a
• § 6293.2 — Signatures to the petition may be withdrawn at any time before it has been acted upon by filing with the clerk of the board of supervisors a declaration signed by the petitioner that states that it is
• § 6293.3 — (a) The petition shall state the name of the proposed district and shall set forth its boundaries or describe the lands to be included.
• § 6293.4 — (a) Upon the presentation and filing of a petition, the board of supervisors shall refer the petition to the county agricultural commissioner for the preparation of a register of owners of winegrape g
• § 6293.5 — (a) The board of supervisors shall fix a time and place for the hearing of the petition.
• § 6293.6 — The notice of hearing shall do all of the following: (a) State the name of the district and that it is being formed for the control of winegrape pests and diseases pursuant to this chapter.
• § 6293.7 — Notice of the hearing shall be given by publication in a newspaper of general circulation published and circulated in the district.
• § 6293.8 — The notice shall be published once a week for two successive weeks prior to the date set for the hearing.
• § 6293.9 — At the hearing, the report of the county agricultural commissioner shall be received by the board of supervisors.
• § 6294 — Upon the adoption of the order of organization, the board of supervisors shall immediately appoint a board of directors of five members to administer the affairs of the district.
• § 6294.1 — In order to be eligible to be a director of the district, a person shall be a citizen of the United States and of this state, and an owner of lands included in the district that are devoted, in whole
• § 6294.2 — Upon his or her appointment, each director shall, in the manner provided by law, subscribe the oath of office and file the oath with the county clerk.
• § 6294.3 — (a) From and after the filing for record of the order of the board of supervisors declaring the district organized, and the appointment and qualification of its first board of directors, the organizat
• § 6294.4 — (a) Immediately after the organization of the district, the directors shall meet and organize as a board and shall elect a chairperson, vice chairperson and secretary from among their own number.
• § 6294.5 — The members of the district board shall serve for terms of one year, or for a longer term as determined by the board of supervisors, and until the appointment and qualification of their successors.
• § 6294.6 — Upon the expiration of the term of any member of the district board, the board of supervisors shall appoint the successor.
• § 6294.7 — The members of the district board shall not receive any compensation for their services, but may be reimbursed for their actual and necessary expenses, when claims for those expenses have been approve
• § 6295 — The district may do all of the following: (a) Sue and be sued in all actions and proceedings in all courts and tribunals of competent jurisdiction.
• § 6295.1 — Every district formed pursuant to this chapter has all of the powers prescribed by Section 6295 and other provisions of this chapter, regardless of any language in the petition for formation for any d
• § 6295.2 — The county agricultural commissioner of the county in which the district is located shall, in consultation with the district board, assist the district to the extent possible in all activities underta
• § 6295.3 — The district board shall, immediately after its appointment and after public hearing, formulate an effective plan and adopt a budget of expenditures for the forthcoming fiscal year.
• § 6295.4 — There may be added to the budget for the first fiscal year of the operation of the district an amount not to exceed 20 percent of the total amount of the budget to cover the preliminary expenses of th
• § 6295.5 — For each fiscal year subsequent to the first year of operation of the district, the district board shall adopt the final budget therefor in the same manner and at the same time that the budget for the
• § 6295.6 — The board of supervisors may charge the district for actual costs incurred by the county in connection with the proceedings for the formation of the district, and the district shall reimburse the coun
• § 6296 — The county assessor, in making the annual assessment of property included in the district each and every year after the organization of the district, shall identify any parcel of real property with on
• § 6296.1 — Whenever acreage within the district is planted with winegrape plants in such a fashion as to qualify as winegrape growing acreage, the acreage is subject to assessment as provided in this article.
• § 6296.2 — (a) After the district has been formed, an owner of winegrape growing acreage in the district may present to the district board a request in writing for the exclusion of that land or any part of the l
• § 6296.3 — (a) The district board shall, on or before the first Monday in April of each year, file with the board of supervisors a budget that sets forth all estimated expenditures of the district for the fiscal
• § 6296.5 — The assessment so levied shall be computed and entered upon the assessment roll by the county auditor, and if the supervisors fail to levy the assessment as required, the auditor shall do so.
• § 6296.6 — The general provisions of the laws of this state, prescribing the manner of levying and collecting county taxes and the duties of the several county officers with respect to levying and collecting cou
• § 6296.7 — The revenue from the assessments imposed pursuant to this chapter by the district are trust funds and shall be encumbered only for the purposes for which the district is formed and for the benefit of
• § 6296.8 — The county treasury shall be the repository of all the moneys of the district.
• § 6296.9 — (a) The county treasurer shall pay out money of the district only upon warrants of the county auditor drawn upon the order of the board of directors of the district signed by the chairperson or vice c
• § 6297 — Lands devoted exclusively to the growing of winegrapes within a tract of land outside the district, but in the county in which the district is located, may be annexed to the district in the same manne
• § 6298 — Any two or more districts organized or existing under this chapter may be consolidated, whether or not the boundaries are coterminous.
• § 6299 — Upon the filing of a petition with the board of supervisors, signed by 50 percent or more of the owners of 65 percent or more of the affected land, or signed by 65 percent or more of the owners of 50
• § 63001 — The commissioner of each county, under the supervision of the director, shall enforce this chapter insofar as it relates to the keeping of the records which are required to be kept by this chapter.
• § 63002 — Every person who purchases or receives on consignment avocados for purposes of processing or sale from any person, except a grower, licensed dealer, broker, commission merchant, agricultural cooperati
• § 63003 — The record and statement required to be made by this chapter shall be kept for one year from the date of purchase or delivery, whichever is later, and shall be made available for inspection upon reque
• § 63004 — Any violation of this chapter is a misdemeanor.
• § 6301 — If any article is found to have been transported into this state from any other country or state, or territory or district of the United States, in violation of any provision of a quarantine that is e
• § 6301.1 — (a) The secretary shall adopt, by reference, by regulation, those federal quarantine regulations and any subsequent amendments in Parts 301 to 369, inclusive, of Title 7 of the Code of Federal Regulat
• § 6302 — If any shipment of plants or things which is passing through any portion of the state is, or is liable to be, infested or infected with any pest, and there exists danger of dissemination of the pest w
• § 6303 — (a) It is unlawful for any person, except under written permission from a plant quarantine officer or under his specific direction, to move any lot or shipment of plants or other things to which a war
• § 6304 — It is unlawful for any person to import into the state any English or Australian wild rabbit, flying fox, mongoose, or any other form of animal life which is detrimental to agriculture.
• § 6305 — It is unlawful for any person to willfully import into, or ship or transport within, the state any live insect or any pest as such, unless the shipment or transportation and subsequent use and handlin
• § 6306 — Unless otherwise permitted by law, any person who willfully and knowingly imports into, or who willfully and knowingly transports or ships within, this state, a Mediterranean fruit fly is guilty of a
• § 63101 — It is the declared policy of the state to eliminate fraud, misinformation, deception, and other unfair trade practices that have existed in the processing strawberry industry and are detrimental to pr
• § 63102 — “Processing strawberries” means strawberries produced, in whole or in part, for the purpose of being ultimately processed into a use other than fresh consumption.
• § 63103 — “Purchase price” means all price and price terms for processing strawberries, including any and all forms of compensation from processors to producers.
• § 63104 — “Integrated producer-processor” means any producer who processes strawberries of his or her own production either as an individual, a business entity, or as a separate business entity operating as par
• § 63105 — This chapter covers any marketing order issued pursuant to Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 58601) of Part 2 which exclusively affects processing strawberries.
• § 63121 — Any marketing order affecting processing strawberries shall require that each time during a marketing season that a processor establishes or changes purchase prices for processing strawberries, the pr
• § 63122 — The director shall adopt a seasonal marketing regulation pursuant to Section 59171 for price filing and posting.
• § 63123 — The director, with the assistance of the advisory board, shall establish administrative rules and regulations that provide for, but are not limited to, the specific manner of filing, posting, and revi
• § 63123.5 — Any contract which is not exempt pursuant to Section 63124, including, but not limited to, any contract which makes a reference to a posted price for the purchase of strawberries by a processor from a
• § 63124 — (a) The following are exempt from this chapter: (1) An integrated producer-processor.
• § 63125 — The director shall actively supervise the requirements of this chapter and conduct an annual review of its provisions.
• § 63126 — On or before the last day of each year in which a marketing order exclusively affecting processing strawberries is in effect, the director shall prepare and file with the Legislature a written report
• § 63127 — The director shall suspend the requirements of this chapter if he or she determines as a result of the annual review and states in the annual report required in Section 63126 that price filing and pos
• § 63128 — This chapter does not apply to the acquisition of strawberries for processing by a processor from another processor.
• § 63129 — The director shall amend any existing marketing order exclusively affecting processing strawberries in a manner necessary to conform to this chapter without the necessity of complying with any provisi
• § 6321 — It is unlawful for any person to import into, or transport thereafter within, the state any plant, fruit, or vegetable which is known to be, or may become, a host of any species of the fruit fly famil
• § 6322 — Any plant, fruit, or vegetable which is known to be, or which may become, a host of any species of the fruit fly family Tephritidae, together with its containers and packing, shall be refused entry or
• § 6323 — Any plant, fruit, or vegetable which is known to be, or which may become, a host of any species of the fruit fly Tephritidae, which is imported into, or transported thereafter within, this state shall
• § 6341 — If anything brought into any county or locality of the state from another county or locality within the state, or from any other state or foreign country, is found to be infested with the seed or prop
• § 6342 — The owner or bailee shall return the shipment to the point from which it was made within 48 hours.
• § 6343 — If the director or the commissioner determines that the pest seeds can be destroyed by treatment, the shipment may, at the option and expense of the owner or bailee, be given such treatment under the
• § 6344 — If the director or the commissioner determines that no adverse effect to agriculture would result from allowing the shipment to be stored in quarantine pending treatment or shipment out of the state,
• § 63901 — The Legislature hereby finds and declares that the agricultural and seafood industries are vitally important elements of the state’s economy and are supported by state established commissions and coun
• § 63901.3 — The Legislature further finds and declares that commission and council activities are essential to the goals and interests of the State of California that include, but are not limited to, all of the f
• § 63901.4 — The Legislature further finds and declares that mandated cooperative efforts engaged in by the commissions and councils have proven to be effective methods to avoid economic waste and maintain stable
• § 63902 — In addition to any specific provisions regarding grievance procedures, and consistent with the nature of the commissions and councils established pursuant to Part 2 (commencing with Section 64001) and
• § 63903 — In addition to the authority granted to any commission by Part 2 (commencing with Section 64001), those commissions may commence or participate in administrative and civil actions relative to the acti
• § 63904 — The Legislature finds and declares that the councils and commissions operating pursuant to this division are duly constituted authorities of this state for purposes of subdivision (i) of Section 610 o
• § 63905 — (a) Any commission or council may petition the secretary to adopt and administer any activity authorized pursuant to the California Marketing Act of 1937 (Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 58601) of
• § 63906 — (a) Notwithstanding Section 11123 of the Government Code, all of the following shall apply to a meeting held by teleconference under this division by a commission or council: (1) A member of the commi
• § 64001 — This chapter shall be known as the Dairy Council of California Law.
• § 64002 — Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this article govern the construction of this chapter.
• § 64003 — “Council” means the Dairy Council of California.
• § 64005 — “Dairy products” includes milk and any derivative of milk that is in natural, processed, or manufactured form, or that constitutes a part of another article, commodity, or product.
• § 64005.5 — “Ex officio member” means a nonvoting member of the council.
• § 64006 — “Fiscal year” means the period from July 1 in any one year to and including June 30th of the following year.
• § 64007 — “Handler” means any person that, as owner, agent, or broker, purchases, or otherwise acquires from a producer or another handler, possession or control of milk, skim milk, or cream, in the form of unp
• § 6401 — It is unlawful for any person to transport, receive, or import into the state any plant or any thing against which a quarantine has been established, or any plant, unless he does both of the following
• § 64010 — “Milk” means the lacteal secretion that is obtained from the udders of cows.
• § 64010.1 — “Class I milk” has the meaning of that term as defined in Section 1051.
• § 64010.2 — “All other usages” means usages other than class I for milk, including grade B milk received by handlers.
• § 64012 — “Or” and “and,” may be construed as interchangeable, as the context may require.
• § 64013 — “Person” means an individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, trust, association, cooperative association, and any other business unit or organization.
• § 64014 — “Processing” means separating, standardizing, pasteurizing, sterilizing, evaporating, condensing, canning, bottling, packaging, or otherwise preparing milk to manufacture or produce any dairy product.
• § 64015 — “Producer” means any person that produces milk and sells it, or delivers possession or control of it, to a handler, in the form of unprocessed milk or cream, or in any other unprocessed form.
• § 64017 — “Solids-not-fat” means any milk solids that are not fat, measured using the standard milk testing methods in a Federal Milk Marketing Order, established by the final rule, effective October 17, 2018,
• § 6402 — If there is no commissioner in the county where the plant or thing is received, the person that transports, receives, or imports the plant or thing into the state shall notify the director, who shall
• § 6403 — The officer who makes the inspection may enter at any time into any conveyance or place within the state where the plant or thing is located to ascertain whether it is, or is liable to be, infested or
• § 6404 — The secretary may enter into agreements with the regulatory officials of other states or the United States Department of Agriculture to provide for the application of various pest risk mitigation meas
• § 64041 — It is hereby declared, as a matter of legislative determination, that the provisions of this chapter are enacted in the exercise of the police power of this state for the purposes of protecting and fu
• § 64042 — The purposes of this chapter are as follows: (a) To enable the dairy industry, with the aid of the state, to develop, maintain, and expand the state, national, and international markets for dairy prod
• § 64043 — This chapter shall be liberally construed.
• § 6405 — (a) Any certificate that has been altered, defaced, or improperly completed or changed is void.
• § 64071 — The secretary shall administer and enforce this chapter, and may exercise any or all of the administrative powers that are conferred by Sections 11180 to 11191, inclusive, of the Government Code upon
• § 64072 — The secretary shall, from records of the department or any other reliable source, maintain a list of producers and handlers.
• § 64073 — The secretary may purchase general liability insurance for the council in an amount the secretary determines as necessary.
• § 64101 — There is in the state government the Dairy Council of California, which shall consist of no less than 24, nor more than 26, members.
• § 64103 — Officials or members, otherwise qualified, of corporations, associations, and other business units, that are actually engaged in business as producers or handlers are eligible to be members of the cou
• § 64104 — The term of office of a member of the council shall be three years.
• § 64105 — Any vacancy occurring on the council during an unexpired term of office may be filled by the secretary for the unexpired term.
• § 64106 — Members of the council shall be nominated and appointed pursuant to procedures recommended by the council and approved by the secretary.
• § 64110 — A majority of the members of the council shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of all business, including the election of officers.
• § 64111 — The council shall select from its members, to serve at its pleasure, a chair and vice chair who, together with at least three, and no more than five, other members selected by the council, shall const
• § 64112 — The council shall have two regular meetings in each year at times and places fixed by the council.
• § 64114 — The appointed members of the council shall receive one hundred dollars ($100) per day for each day spent in actual attendance at the meetings or on the business of the council and shall be reimbursed
• § 64115 — No member of the council, except for a member of the executive committee, shall receive compensation for more than 10 days’ service per year.
• § 64116 — The members of the council who are duly appointed by the secretary, and employees of the council, shall not be held responsible individually in any way, to any person, for liability on any contract or
• § 64117 — The secretary may require any employee or agent of the council to give a fidelity bond that is executed by a surety company that is authorized to do business in this state in favor of the secretary, i
• § 64118 — It is hereby declared, as a matter of legislative determination, that producers and handlers appointed to the council pursuant to this article are intended to represent and further the interest of a p
• § 64151 — The duties of the council are advisory, except for those duties that may be delegated to it by the secretary.
• § 64153 — Annually, before July 1 of each year, the council shall formulate and transmit to the secretary statements of its recommended activities and proposed budget for the coming fiscal year.
• § 64154 — (a) If the activities and budgeted amounts that are recommended by the council and described in the statements provided for in Section 64153 are warranted by the facts contained in the statements and
• § 64155 — The council shall keep accurate books, records, and accounts of all of its transactions, dealings, contracts, agreements, funds, and expenditure.
• § 64157 — The council shall request the secretary to submit to it an annual budget that sets forth in reasonable detail the proposed expenditures that the secretary deems necessary for the performance by the se
• § 64158 — The council shall, annually, report to the members of the dairy industry on its activities and programs, including, but not limited to, its income and expenses, fund balance, and a report of progress
• § 64181 — The council shall conduct one or more campaigns of research, communication, and education designed to accomplish the following purposes, among others: (a) To gather, publicize, and disseminate accurat
• § 64182 — (a) In each fiscal year, of the money that is received under this chapter, an amount to be determined by the council shall be expended or allocated for research, with particular emphasis on the role o
• § 64183 — An advertising or sales promotion program that is conducted or sponsored by the council shall not make any false or unwarranted claim, shall not disparage the quality, value, use, or sale of any commo
• § 6421 — Each shipment of plants which is brought into this state shall have legibly marked upon it in a conspicuous manner and place all of the following: (a) The name and address of the shipper or owner.
• § 64221 — Every handler shall keep complete and accurate records of all milk in unprocessed form that the handler purchases, or possession or control of which it acquires from any producer or other handler.
• § 64222 — Records kept pursuant to Section 64221 shall be all of the following: (a) In a form, and containing all information, relevant to the purposes of this chapter, that the secretary may, by order or regul
• § 64223 — The secretary may, by order or regulation, require every handler subject to the recordkeeping requirements in Section 64221 to file with the secretary the information, or any part of the information,
• § 64291 — A person shall not use the same name, or a name so similar as to mislead the public into believing it is the same name, as the Dairy Council of California.
• § 64292 — Any violation of any provision of this chapter is a misdemeanor.
• § 64300 — This article provides for a comprehensive and continuing plan for financing the operations of the council.
• § 64301 — (a) Annually before the beginning of the fiscal year, the secretary shall, upon the recommendation of the council, establish and announce the assessments to be paid by producers and handlers for the c
• § 64301.5 — Maximum allowable assessments greater than those provided in Section 64301 shall not be established unless approved by producers and handlers with at least 40 percent of all producers and handlers on
• § 64302 — (a) The producer assessments shall be collected by the first handler that purchases, or otherwise acquires possession or control of, the milk by deducting the assessment from any payment that is due t
• § 64303 — Each handler shall pay to the secretary the assessments established for all milk used in the plant of the handler in the processing and manufacture of milk and milk products.
• § 64304 — The assessments established and assessed as prescribed in this chapter shall be billed monthly to the handler and shall be paid to the secretary no later than the 15th day of the second month followin
• § 64305 — Assessments established and assessed under this chapter may be enforced and collected by the secretary through direct payment or through accounting procedures established by the secretary under Chapte
• § 64306 — To the amount of assessments that are unpaid when due, the secretary may add a penalty of 10 percent.
• § 64307 — The secretary, by action prosecuted by the secretary, may recover any unpaid assessments.
• § 64308 — If any handler does not provide the information necessary to determine the amount of assessments due, when required, the secretary shall estimate the amount due from the records of the department or f
• § 64308.5 — (a) Assessments paid on milk pursuant to this chapter shall be refunded to a producer that meets the following criteria: (1) The producer was not paid, or received only partial payment, for the milk s
• § 64309 — (a) Any money that is collected by the secretary pursuant to this chapter shall be deposited in a bank or other depository that is approved by the Director of Finance.
• § 64310 — (a) Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, money that is collected by the secretary pursuant to this chapter is continuously appropriated to the department to carry out the duties that
• § 64311 — Any money that is deposited pursuant to Section 64309 that the secretary determines is available for investment may be invested or reinvested by the Treasurer or the council in any of the securities d
• § 64312 — Any increment that is received from investment, reinvestment, or deposit of money pursuant to Section 64311 shall be deposited to the credit of the council.
• § 64320 — (a) Between July 1 and December 31 of each year ending in the number three or eight, the secretary shall, by the public hearing procedure, and if appropriate, the referendum procedure, provided for in
• § 64321 — If the council program is submitted to a referendum, the secretary shall find that producers and handlers statewide have assented to the council program if the secretary finds both of the following: (
• § 64321.5 — If the secretary finds that producers and handlers have not assented to the council program pursuant to Section 64321, the council program may be resubmitted to a referendum as prescribed in this arti
• § 64322 — (a) If the secretary finds that producers and handlers have not assented to the council program pursuant to Section 64321 or, if the council program is resubmitted, Section 64321.
• § 64323 — A ballot filed with the secretary pursuant to this chapter is confidential and shall not be divulged unless necessary for the proper determination of a court proceeding or hearing before the secretary
• § 6441 — If, after inspection, any plant or thing is found to be infested or infected, the owner or bailee shall, at his expense, disinfect the conveyance or place where the plant or thing may have been locate
• § 6442 — The officer who makes the inspection shall not permit any article to be removed which has come in contact with the infested or infected plant or thing, if such article might convey infection or infest
• § 6443 — The director may designate certain plants that are not for planting, propagation, or ornamental purposes within this state, which are arriving from certain areas, to be plants that may be released wit
• § 64501 — This chapter shall be known as the “California Beef Council Law.
• § 64502 — Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this article govern the construction of this chapter.
• § 64503 — “Beef” includes veal.
• § 64504 — “Beef products” includes veal products.
• § 64505 — “Council” means the California Beef Council.
• § 64506 — “Person” means an individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, trust, association, cooperative association, and any other business unit or organization.
• § 64507 — “Producer” means any person that is engaged in the business of raising, breeding, feeding, or growing cattle or calves for dairy production or for beef production.
• § 64531 — It is hereby declared, as a matter of legislative determination, that the provisions of this chapter are enacted in the exercise of the power of this state for the purposes of protecting and furtherin
• § 64532 — The purposes of this chapter are as follows: (a) To enable the cattle industry, with the aid of the state, to develop, maintain, and expand the state, nationwide, and foreign markets for beef and beef
• § 64533 — This chapter shall be liberally construed.
• § 64534 — Any violation of this chapter is a misdemeanor.
• § 64561 — The director shall administer and enforce the provisions of this chapter, and may exercise any of the administrative powers which are conferred by Sections 11180 to 11191, inclusive, of the Government
• § 64562 — Upon recommendations by the council the director may establish consistent with this chapter such regulations which cover the administration and enforcement of this chapter as may be necessary to carry
• § 64563 — Upon the issuance of any regulations that affect this chapter, a copy of the regulations shall be posted on the department’s Internet Web site.
• § 64564 — The director may purchase general liability insurance for the council subject to the provisions of this chapter in an amount he or she determines as necessary.
• § 64591 — There is in the state government the California Beef Council which consists of 20 members and 20 alternates, all of whom shall be citizens and residents of this state and producers, packers, or proces
• § 64591.1 — Notwithstanding other provisions of this article, the director shall, with or without nominations, appoint one member and one alternate member to the council to represent the general public, in additi
• § 64592 — The terms of office of the members and alternates of the council shall be three years, except as provided in this section.
• § 64593 — With or without recommendations or other nominations from the council or otherwise, during September and October of each year, the secretary may, if deemed appropriate or necessary by him or her, prov
• § 64595 — Press releases or other notice of nomination procedures, when conducted by mail, shall indicate that nominations shall be mailed to the director at his office in Sacramento and that the director will
• § 64596 — A majority of the members of the council shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of all business, including the election of officers.
• § 64598 — The council shall select annually from its number, to serve at its pleasure, a chairman and vice chairman who, together with five other members selected annually by the council, shall constitute the e
• § 64599 — The council shall have two regular meetings in each year at times and places which are fixed by the council.
• § 64600 — The members of the council shall be reimbursed for necessary traveling and other expenses incurred in the performance of their official duties.
• § 64601 — No member of the council shall receive compensation.
• § 64602 — The director may require any employee or agent of the council to give a fidelity bond, executed by a surety company which is authorized to do business in this state, in favor of the director, in such
• § 64603 — No member or employee of the council shall be held responsible individually to any person for liability on any contract or agreement of the council.